Current health expenditure in Malawi
Malawi: Current health expenditure was 6.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Malawi stood at 6.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Malawi peaked at 8.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2001.
Malawi ranks 96th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +30.9% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +36.6% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 4 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Malawi?
- Current health expenditure in Malawi was 6.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for current health expenditure?
- Malawi ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.